I have a pdf with the fireball settings. I've put the
jumpers in different locations for 1 and 2. I either
get a flashing ?, a gray screen with nothing, or the
original drive boots but not the second one.
I haven't used the second drive in a while, so to make
sure it has an OS and wasn't damaged somehow, I
removed the jumper and swapped it with the original
drive on the SCSI cable - surprise!! the drive booted
just fine.
So, I guess that means it's probably the SCSI cable,
huh? In theory, I just need to replace the cable? Or
could it be something else?
Thanks for your input.
Nicole
--- Fluxstringer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Nicole,
>
> I have to keep remembering here that you are talking
> about SCSI
> drives. The master / slave thing keeps making me
> think IDE.
>
>
> I'll mix my thoughts with your message, so here
> goes.
>
>
>
> >
> >Ok, the Quantum Fireball SCSI and IDE drives are
> named
> >very similarly. I was confused at first by the
> names
> >- the SCSI and IDE drives of that generation are
> all
> >called Fireballs. But the 2 ltrs following
> Fireball
> >distinguish SCSI from IDE. The drives I have are
> SCSI
> >- they're both Fireball TM. They're both formatted
> >and have an OS and apps installed - the one that
> was
> >already in the case has 9.1, the one to be added
> has
> >8.5. I can use the drives individually with their
> >factory termination settings. However, I can't get
> >the "new" drive to mount.
>
>
> Most probably they have the same ID setting (
> probably zero ) . Just
> familiarize yourself with the jumper diagram and
> change one or the
> other
> drive's jumper. Not hard. But confuing sometimes.
>
> >
> >I've tried a force mount with NUM, but that's not
> >working either. I haven't tried Apple's HD Setup -
> >I'll do that as soon as I post this.
>
>
> With the same ID it still won't work.
>
> >
> >My main machine is a B/W G3 - I wanted to use the
> 7500
> >as a print server for my old LaserWriter 300 and
> since
> >I have a pair of old speakers that won't work with
> >anything older than a beige G3, I thought I could
> use
> >them with 7500 and have an mp3 jukebox.
> >
> >But, at the moment, I'm stymied by getting this
> second
> >drive to work.
> >
> >Questions I have after following the exchange about
> my
> >original post:
> >
> >1. Is it possible there's a problem with the SCSI
> >cable? I've tried moving the drives around, and
> both
> >connectors <seem> to work okay.
>
>
> Try the ID change first. The cable could be
> damaged but probably isn't.
>
>
> >
> >2. Silly question probably, but the jumpers I have
> >are taller than the original factory one. But, the
> >package is labeled SCSI jumpers. Is height going
> to
> >make a difference?
>
>
> Just bend them over . they are probably flexible.
>
> >
> >3. I saw a couple of posts, but I'm still not
> clear -
> >does it matter in the 7500 where the master is on
> the
> >SCSI cable?
>
>
> Forget Master and slave when talking SCSI. They are
> all equals on a
> team. Each able to be booted from if set up
> properly. and each
> capable of
> configuration in any way you desire. I thought that
> was settled very
> early in this thread.
>
> >
> >4. Should I just throw it all in and get a PCI card
> >and install an IDE as a second drive?
>
>
> Ugh ! Yuck ! SCSI is much COOLER ! Run IDE if
> you want It's fine
> and can be fast, but SCSI for an old Mac is more
> cost effective
> Unlees you want huge drives cheaper. I just like
> to be able to run
> 6 SCSI devices on a chain. And they are faster in
> many cases.
> And no master slave problems
>
> Oh., if you set a drive to an ID over 4 reset the CD
> ROM to be one
> number higher in order to use it's terminator. Or un
> terminate the CD
> and use and
> terminate the last device.. Check the manufacturers
> manual. on how to do it.
>
>
> It should all work much easier than you thought it
> would.
>
> >
> >
> Regards,
> --
> Adrian
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